' !!:An 8xpojititJd~6fJJC I -vc>f.S. , . in gifts oflcarning and kn.owlte_dgc,yct hauieg A r.le p.ow;r whatf~eucr. ~nd.t:his a.gain~ coni1 1~ ----1 j the uu~h _rcucalcd vnto hnn, dtd fland ~ut for ~cth ::m othtt "ap~njon o~ the fame kindc with the ma~nccnancc of the f:unc, cm·n to toe leathe form.et.: r.o wu 1 Th:ttChrifi died for euerie ]ling ot· it with h~s bl~od, An_d ~tth_is dayrnany m_an, but yet feme are nor::,[:u.~cd becaufc they men offmallcr g1fts 111 the mnutlcnc,doc: more '-''Ill not: thcy.frhut hcaucn dooreaoainft.the 1 ufurdtrl'thc_g~fpd,by. th~ incrcafe ofthe k.nowfclucs. Buuchis opinion cannot H~nd :fornon: ledge of ChnH crucdl.cd and true obedJencc, can/hut henHt11 doore agai,sft them, to whome i t~c-n rhofc that arc inrich:d wirh fane greater .Chrifl.h.ath fCt it open effc'c1ua1y,neithnfint.lc, 1 g1f~s of knowledge both 1n tongues an-d Arts: Sathan,nerthe world no not man himfelfe nor l fo as though they bee many hun(ircd degrees ail their pov.•er together~ For herein 1.s rb: wil (fhort in regard of fchoole-!carning, ,yet they of man rul.ed by the \Nill of Cod: and lookc \ goc a'> farrc before. thcr .. l in benefiting Gods ,..,,horn Godwil haue to enter into heaU..eo., thC I ' Church. , doth he incline to wilthciro.Wnc faluatiQn:and Ifeh is be ~o (will fame fay) nhcn'it is ncedc- ~ alfo make v.nwilling euer to.fhut tltis doorc a.. l~ffc for men to l~ee brought vp ~o n!uch in th 1 e gainft themfelues,For rbo~t-:httfta littlej)J;ength, I !choolcs oflearnu1g? An[. Not fo, for as mUCll ! nndhn.ftk..;ptmy word, &c·. that is, thou ~rt ~1\.,. 35 nny bee, Gods Miniflcrs ought to haue B dued with fame meafure of grace, as..of fait·h, knowledge of Schook-lcarnin~; b?th in Arts hope, a·nd rightcoufnes:-and according to tllat and tongues. And yet for.all th1s, Jt eft cammeafure thou ha!l maintained myword; & not 1 mcth eo paffc by Gods prouidenc~, that the denied my n-ame. , ~· ·- : - g"rcatcft Clerks for learning, are le.fie profitable H~ncc we learnc, that a man induc4with a to the Church then men of.fmallcr gifts. This fmall meafure of Gods grace, may clqe works God cloth to humb_l:c the Iear:ncd , that they plcafiug vnto God,andby ~the fame gr~~<:' con\~ be not proud in tll'ainfelucs: and to magnifie tO life cU(trJalHng. Chrifi faith'to hisD.i~iples, the work ofhio; fpir"it in the v:c:a..ker in!lrumCrs. aIf yrmrfaiih·weretUm~ch tJ.i fl grBinof;.mvjfard ar..bttol71o ·Further thclcwor.G!s mu{\ allo.bc vnderflood Judt, bJ itjliouldJoUbtr·ab.L. to remoo~e moupofthe whole Church: :~nd rhc:n they bean! this .taines. Now~ thatv~hich isher< fa id Qf t.hcf~ith fenfc;fha11e fct be.fvl•eihfeanop'etldobre: that is,I ofmiracles, may in likc/ort-bc faid ofall fa~~h, ha.uc vouchiafc:d vmo thecafpeciall priuilcdg, ·and fo ofluH:if)ring faith, ifaman ha1,1e ni!uor fo euen libcrtie to enter into the kingdom ofhca.. fiuall ameafurc thercof,)yctthcniby hedbal1 do uen~ From Y\'hchcc~we obferue, Thatlilurt:( tq workesncc~p~able-to G~Hhfota_s PaHlt~ad_1cth life cucrlafling,U aJpecialpri;silcdgehelongingnbt C GodJ chilben•receiuc not \he tenth, l>u! b th( b Rom.l.aJ. to allmen, but onely to the Churc/JOfGod, andthe fir{/ fruit! ofthtfptrit; tbat·is, a final! !"l.<l~f~rc of trtlemembersofChrifl. '". " grace in this life, ~hi<h,js ondya pled.j;e of This point had\ fundrie v.lcs. ,r, to confute that which th,ey fhal fully recduc ia 1h~ w~.rld this -erroneous opiniO; That Cb'Dift·did effeCl:u• toCOJ.1le·: for tbiscaufe is' Rnha"h C?mmended ally rcdecmc all and cucry man.Which is flat a~ for her f:~.ith, c althou-gh.,it ·was·b\lt fmal13Qd c Hcb.n.31· gainflGods word,and this tcxr: for thole that wcnke;as·W<: .!hall Ice if""e read the whqlo hiai-e.cffeCtuallyr.cdccmcd, haudibertie to enter ftorie,/o(h.l.for God at.cc.p.t~th ofmaf{,ac~9~- int0 the kingdom,e o.fhcaucn:bui'all t11en haue dmg to tharhc hath rtcej~ed.lt is'notfo.,tuuch not that Iibenle'1for then -it w~rr no priuiledgc the n.cralurt-t>f gl'ace tbiit (p.uet\l.aIT\:}l}o,~S ,th~ of Gods Church alone to haue heaucn opened truth ofgrace b<~ot·e:Gos!. . · . . .;·, ., vrtw them. . '' t , This lcructh notably fortbe comfort of'dwlc The vfo. '.: I I. Seeing this is a priuiledge which God that haue care tokeepe faith and good confci. voo<;hlafcth vmoohis.Churoh ,.to•hnue hcaueli ,cncc;Su~h;u~ lno(t 9ii{11*'4 by rcafo~oftheir gatd opened vniolln'cm. Hereby we arc taught want'S a•ld' cotruptio•is :' P,~t'lhcy mui'lknowc to take the bcnolit of this libercic while the D 'that G~d·aeprooueth of their gracc;t~(\~~~'it doorc is opt;;n; and in time to fh:iuc 'tO. Ctnci be but fin:tll, iffo be the'y h3ue care·to tncreafe thcrciri. For as Chrift telleth Narht:tmd., the tn gra~c"', 3nd do.c fiflbe to pleafe:-@od\if{iall Churchof the neweTdlamcnt, fball bJ faith ;hi_ngs,~~cording to them~afurcofgr~~r~~- fedhtatieft opm. ~Ve_ mu!l not therefore negleCt ued. 11~ Hereby euery ode·mull b~e'".ineourarthis opportunit.ie.But it is our common fhamef gcd to .CJ...n"'rate and o~.cy~u.uc Rd1g1o~1,. Many that wee beflackdn fecking tlte~kingdome. Of be difmtli.di ~crein,by :cn'fOn o(r~e grea\-m~a ... God, and the rightcoufncffe thereof, fu~enng fure of obed1~ncc, ':'.IHf)l-thcy tht)l~e G,o,Q.reou-r felucs tO be dogf7ed with1heapes of hnne, quireth; :ind therefore they Jcaue off all obe... and worldly lu(ts~ th~t we ~n neitherwalke i~t die ne~. But this ough.r not t~ be fo :.,f$)~ "God th:lt fhait "vay, nor enter IntO that doorc that approotJe~h o~ amnn 111 Ch11~, accor?m~ to leadeth vnto life; fot· finne is an heauie burden, that graoewiu~h he bath, be~ lt more or lcffc; llkc a gre:lt packc tlrlt willnot'fuffcr a man.to .and not accordmg to thanNhtchby rhe.hw he enter into fo llrait a'doore. We mull therefore ought to ham:. And yet none of all ·thts \mlft cafl off nlllinne, that we may fO cmer in, and make Vs 0nCkc :~nd negligent in vfi~1g( rhofc walke in rhe way of life. · 1 · means wh1ch God hatlrvouchfafrd vntovs ~or And 110 man can/lJflt it. Here is tl1e comitluthe increafc of grace, that fo wee may alfo m... a •• n~c~e~o~f~t~hc~t~o~r~m~cr~b~e~n~c~fit~a~~~ai~n~fl~a~ll~o~du~e~~~a~-~~c~r~ca~~in~t~ru~e~o~b~e~di~c~n~cc~,~---------: j- >o And -··~--··------.---~-------~--__::__c..-- 344 Iolu.sr.
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